The Philippines is composed of many islands and regions each with its own culture and dialect and Ilokano is only one of them and probably the most widely spoken aside from the national language Tagalog.

That is why the netizens were amazed by this viral video featuring an American guy conversing with a local resident in the local dialect of Ilocos. His fluency in the dialect has been regarded by many Filipinos as very impressive.

The video that was uploaded by a certain Romulo Matagay Mallano has garnered over 600 thousand views since it was uploaded February 28.